Prasophyllum solstitium D.L.Jones

Species

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Characteristics

Plants 300–45  tall. Free part of leaf to 200 x 3–6mm. Spike 70–15  long, 10–35-flowered. Ovary shortly stalked, green. Flowers moderately crowded, strongly scented, 11–14 x 8–10mm, greenish-pink to purplish-red, labellum whitish, pinkish, reddish or purplish, callus green. Dorsal sepal 8.5–10 x 3–4mm, decurved. Lateral sepals free, 8.5–10 x 2.5–3mm, recurved, divergent. Petals 6.5–7.5 x 1.8mm, slightly upswept, blunt. Labellum shortly stalked, ovate-lanceolate, 5–6 x 4–4.5mm, sharply recurved near middle, margins wavy/crinkled. Callus broad, fleshy, wrinkled, extending nearly to labellum apex.
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An orchid.
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Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Localised, growing in tussock grassland dominated by kangaroo grass, Bothriochloa macra and Dicanthium setosum in heavy black basalt loam.
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It is a temperate plant.
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Edible roots tubers
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Images

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Distribution

Prasophyllum solstitium world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1014362-1
WFO ID wfo-0000282491
COL ID 4M9MG
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Synonyms

Prasophyllum solstitium